''Labracetabulum'' is a
genus
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of
trematodes in the
family
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Opecoelidae. Cribb's review of ''Labracetabulum''
synonymised it with ''Prolabria'' Reimer, 1987,
[ which led to the synonymisation of ''P. monocentris'' Reimer, 1987][ to ''L. monocentris'' (Reimer, 1987) Cribb, 2005.
]
Morphology
Species of ''Labracetabulum'' are distinguished by the lack of a cirrus-sac, the use of separate ani
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proximal to the excretory pore to open the caeca, and distinct anterior and posterior lips on the ventral sucker.
Species
*'' Labracetabulum gephyroberici'' Reimer, 1987[
*'' Labracetabulum monocentris'' (Reimer, 1987) Cribb, 2005][Cribb, T. H. (2005). Family Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925. In Bray, R., Gibson, D. & Jones, A. (Eds.), ''Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 2'' (443–541). London: CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.]
References
Opecoelidae
Plagiorchiida genera
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